Receiver, North Carolina Central (from Virginia Tech, East Carolina, Alabama State), 2020–26
Tyree Saunders
- Number
- No. 0
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 198 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Jacksonville, FL
Tyree Saunders plays receiver for North Carolina Central, after Virginia Tech (2020), East Carolina (2021) and Alabama State (2022–25). Last time out, at East Carolina: 1 catch, 34 yards.
2026 so far
4 catches, 87 yards
Last game: 1 catch, 34 yards at East Carolina, L 9–42
Next game: at Delaware State, Oct 23
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
6catches, career highat Prairie View A&M, 2023120receiving yards, career highat Prairie View A&M, 20232receiving touchdowns, career highat Prairie View A&M, 2023Receiving
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Alabama State | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 0 | 37 |
| 2023 | Alabama State | 12 | 239 | 19.9 | 2 | 76 |
| 2024* | Alabama State | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2025 | Alabama State | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2026 | North Carolina Central | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 0 | 41 |
| Career | 20 | 389 | 19.4 | 2 | 76 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Virginia Tech | 0 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | East Carolina | 0 | WR | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Alabama State | 0 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Alabama State | 0 | WR | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Alabama State | 0 | WR | Yr 5 | ||
| 2025 | Alabama State | 0 | WR | Yr 6 | ||
| 2026 | North Carolina Central | 0 | WR | Sr. (Yr 7) | 6′0″ | 198 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Alabama State (FCS) | 1 | 3.19 | – | – | 3.2 | – |
| 2023 | Alabama State (FCS) | 11 | 2.56 | – | – | 28.2 | – |
| 2025 | Alabama State (FCS) | 2 | 0.88 | – | – | 1.8 | – |
| 2026 | North Carolina Central (FCS) | 10 | 0.34 | – | – | 3.4 | – |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2026 North Carolina Central 3 games, 4 catches, 87 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. North Carolina A&T | W 30–22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sep 19 | at Gardner-Webb | L 20–44 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 41 |
| Sep 26 | at East Carolina | L 9–42 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 34 |
2025 Alabama State 2 games, 2 catches, 18 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | vs. Alabama A&M | W 56–13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 44–13 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
No box score in the source for Nov 15 at Mississippi Valley State, so that game is not listed.
2024 Alabama State 1 game, 1 catch, 8 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. North Carolina Central | L 24–31 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
2023 Alabama State 3 games, 12 catches, 239 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Southern | W 14–10 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 24 |
| Nov 18 | at Prairie View A&M | L 14–21 | 6 | 120 | 2 | 76 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Tuskegee | W 41–3 | 3 | 72 | 0 | 28 |
No box score in the source for Sep 9 vs. Miles, so that game is not listed.
2022 Alabama State 2 games, 1 catch, 37 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | vs. Howard | W 23–13 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 37 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Florida A&M | L 14–21 | – | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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